ENG102: Writing Through Literature

Course Documents

Friday, June 10, 2016

Please sign inHERE. Your Final Reflection is included. Please write your reflection in another program (i.e. MS Word or Google Drive) then cut and paste across. Writing directly in this form may result in loss of your work.

Revised work may be submitted in hard copy to my box in E103 until 3pm on Tuesday 06/14. I will now, due to my waylaid circumstances, also accept revisions and questions via email at dr.c.jason.smith@gmail.com until 3pm on Tuesday 06/14. Do NOT use attachments for revisions. Cut and paste the text into the email. You should receive a "got it" email from me within a few hours. If not text me at 917.359.5222. If you do not receive a response to the text within an hour or so, feel free to text as much as you want. I will not blame you.

All work is due by 3pm on Tuesday 06/14.

I will be in my office at E103S from 10:00 to 3:00 on 6/13 and 6/14. You may schedule an appointment or just drop by. Scheduled appointments will be seen first.

Blackboard has been wiggy. Do not rely on it. Apologies, but there is nothing I can do about that. I will post final grades there as soon as possible, but they sometimes do not go through.

Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Romeo and Julie Paper is DUE by the end of class (print). The essay assignment is HERE. You may leave class once this paper is submitted to me.

The Hunger Games Part 1 Discussion begins (see the "Comments" button below). Please feel free to use the Wikipedia article HERE as a guide.

For Next Week:

Finish reading The Hunger Games for next week paying particular attention to the manifestation (or "use") of Pearson and Marr's 12 archetypes. Where do you see the manifestations of the archetypes--both Positive and Shadow (bad)--in the novel?

Revised Schedule (subject to change as circumstances allow):

T 5/17 Romeo and Juliet essay DUE.
T 5/24 The Hunger Games and revisions. Copy Book. We end at 10:30.
T 5/31 The Hunger Games and revisions. We end at 11:20, but some computers will be available after that time for revisions.
T 6/7 The Hunger Games (film) All revisions DUE.
Finals Week: Conferences only (by appointment). Final Reflection (online).

Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Check to be sure you can see our class on Blackboard. Grades go up TODAY.

Discussion of Romeo and Juliet (20 minutes)

In-class (I was outvoted so . . . ) TAKE HOME essay on Romeo and Juliet: Please add the option "What archetypes do you see as dominant in Romeo and Juliet? What archetypes might have allowed them to survive their ordeal?

Online discussion (here on the blog) to follow. Use the "Comments" function below after the questions are posted. Class discussion supplanted this one.

Note:: Copy books will be graded at the end of the semester only.

Next Time: The Hunger Games: Part I.

Poetry will be announced in class. I will bring copies of the poems for those who had difficulty with the books. You should have a copy of The Hunger Games with you in class (library copies are fine).

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

After reading Romeo and Juliet please participate in the discussion below (Activity Grade). Respond to at least 3 questions of choice and responds to at least 3 classmates of choice. You may do more: 3 and 3 is the minimum.

Journal Entry:
Look over Love Poems and pick one poem.
Write a journal entry about the symbolism in it (about 500 words). Please label this entry "Blog Entry 1".
Be prepared to discuss your poem in class.

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About Me

C. Jason Smith, Ph.D. is Professor of English at the City University of New York-LaGuardia CC. He has published books and articles on gender in science fiction film and fantasy and is an active science and technology writer.